Afterschool Enrichment

Students line up outside behind the Principal's office for attendance prior to the beginning of their after-school enrichment class. Landels PTA volunteer(s) and staff from vendors will be present at this location to verify attendance before the start of class.

If your child will also be attending an aftercare program (YMCA, BtB), they should report to their respective program immediately after school to “check in” and confirm that they will be there later, and you should notify that program that your child will be participating in an enrichment class on a specific day. Ultimately, it is the responsibility of parents and guardians to ensure students know which days they are scheduled to attend an after school program.

Students are supposed to have a "lunch period" if they remain on campus after school dismissal on Thursdays.

For children participating in a Thursday after-school class, parents should plan for students to eat lunch before their program starts, as part of showing up ready to participate. Enrichment classes have been scheduled so that they will not begin until 12:35, allowing students time to eat lunch. PTA volunteers will be available around the lunch tables area to assist to...

(a) encourage kids to eat something before going to an enrichment class,

(b) make sure the kids in aftercare programs (YMCA, BtB) have checked in and know which class they are going to and when they need to get there, and

(c) make sure that aftercare programs know which children will be returning to them after an enrichment class. (For K-2 students, the PTA will help kids return to their aftercare programs at the end of their enrichment class.)

Please note that PTA volunteers can provide assistance only as available, and PTA volunteers are not licensed child supervisors.

Yes! If your child is in an aftercare program, they should report to their respective program immediately after school to “check in” and let the aftercare program know that they will be attending another class first, and then return to line up for attendance with the enrichment class outside the Principal's office. You should also notify the aftercare program that your child will be participating in an enrichment class on a specific day of the week.

For Thursday after-school class AND an aftercare program, parents should plan for students to eat lunch before their enrichment class starts, either with their aftercare program or on their own at the Landels' lunch tables. PTA volunteers will be available around the lunch tables area to assist to...

(a) encourage kids to eat something before going to an enrichment class,

(b) make sure the kids in aftercare programs (YMCA, BtB) have checked in and know which class they are going to and when they need to get there, and

(c) make sure that aftercare programs know which children will be returning to them after an enrichment class. (For K-2 students, the PTA will help kids return to their aftercare programs at the end of their enrichment class.)

Please note that PTA volunteers can provide assistance only as available, and PTA volunteers are not licensed child supervisors.

Pick up your child directly from the after-school activity classroom, unless otherwise specified. You will be provided with the Landels' classroom number at the time of registration or shortly thereafter.

If you are late to pick up your child, please collect them from the main office rather than the classroom.

If your child will also be attending an aftercare program (YMCA, BtB) on the same day, your child will be dismissed from the enrichment class to the aftercare program and you will pick up your child from the aftercare program.

Yes, especially for the young children. While teachers are not responsible for your child attending any after-school enrichment program, it will be very helpful for them to know if your child will be dismissed somewhere differently on a particular day of the week.

No, these classes are not taught by Landels teachers and staff.

These classes are taught by professional vendors not associated with the Landels or MVWSD administration, and parents should not expect to have Landels teachers or staff present during these enrichment classes.

No, these classes are taught by professional vendors that operate completely independent of the PTA. PTA volunteers have done their best to organize a helpful and diverse schedule of offerings, to liaise between vendors and the school, and to find reputable programs and vendors to invite onto our Landels community campus.

No. PTA volunteers will announce when it is time for class and be available to help students find their classes when assistance is needed. The volunteers are not responsible for providing childcare and are not responsible for ensuring student attendance. PTA volunteers will encourage children to attend their enrichment classes, but will not require nor demand that children attend.

Students participating in after school enrichment classes are expected to treat after-school Instructors with as much respect as any of their regular Landels' teachers, and to listen to and follow the directions of those Instructors accordingly. Lack of participation and misbehavior disrupts the quality of the learning environment overall, and it is not fair to other children whose families have also paid to participate.

Parents will be notified if a child chooses not to participate. This is simply intended to be helpful to the parents and promote a more rewarding experience for all children.

In the case of misbehavior or class disruption, Instructors will contact parents and/or work with a Landels’ PTA volunteer in order to make sure that a child’s parents are notified and informed about the potential issue as soon as possible. The goal is to get the child back on track to participate and enjoy the activities of the class. After this initial notification, the child will be given another chance. However, misbehavior cannot be allowed to continue to disrupt and hinder the learning environment for everyone else, and a child will be removed from a class without refund if there is not sufficient improvement.

Refunds and cancellation policies are determined by individual vendors, and are usually very generous. Some vendors even offer free trial classes. Most vendors offer cancellation policies with opportunities for a full refund if a class must be canceled due to insufficient enrollment. Please see the registration information from individual vendors for their respective policies regarding cancellations and refunds.

It is the responsibility of parents and guardians to ensure students know which days they are scheduled to attend an after-school program, to ensure that their child is either picked up on time at their end of their class or attends an aftercare program, and, in the case of Thursdays, that their child will be able to eat something before participating in their Thursday class. If any disciplinary requests are needed, parents will be asked to remind their child that instructors and the educational environment should be treated with just as much respect as regular Landels teachers and class.